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ELECTION


Who is Doug Burgum, Republican candidate for president?

In 2001, Burgum sold his North Dakota-based software company to Microsoft for $1.1 billion.

Elected Jacksonville mayor and council members are ready to get to work

The election may be over, but the fireworks could soon begin. In July, Democrat Donna Deegan will be Jacksonvilleโ€™s new mayor - the first woman to hold that job. Deeganโ€™s work will begin immediately.

Mayoral Candidate Forum: What questions do you have?

We are a little more than two weeks away from Jacksonvilleโ€™s election day โ€“ and next week, News4JAX is going to take a closer look at some of the issues impacting our community.

Mayoral Candidate Forum to air on Channel 4 and First Coast News, May 3, 7 p.m.

We are a little more than two weeks away from Jacksonvilleโ€™s election day โ€“ and next week, News4JAX is going to take a closer look at some of the issues impacting our community.

President Joe Biden, 80, and former President Donald Trump, 76, are both running for president in 2024, does age matter?

Next year, in 2024, Biden will be 81 and Trump 78. What do you think about their ages when they are running for President?

How do you feel about confederate monuments being a campaign issue in the mayoral race?

In a recent debate between the two candidate for mayor, Donna Deegan and Daniel Davis, the two addressed their stance on using taxpayer money to remove confederate monuments in the city.

Public schools no longer polling places in Glynn County

If you live in Glynn County, now is a good time to double-check your designated voting precinct.

Crime, underserved neighborhoods, stadium renovations: Mayoral candidates wrangle issues important to Jacksonville voters

With less than two weeks until the mayoral election in Duval County, the seven candidates who will appear on the ballot met Wednesday for a News4JAX debate in partnership with JUโ€™s Public Policy Institute, where they addressed questions aimed at bettering the future of the city.

Could Jacksonville again be chosen to host Republican National Convention?

It almost happened in the summer of 2020 โ€” and, once again, Jacksonville could be the site of the Republican National Convention. Local and national leaders are tiptoeing around the topic, but it seems the River City is under consideration as the host of the event in 2028.

Justices skeptical of elections case that could alter voting

The Supreme Court seems skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked when making rules for elections for Congress and the presidency.

Why AP called the Georgia Senate runoff for Warnock

There weren't enough uncounted votes in Republican-leaning areas for Republican challenger Herschel Walker to make up his runoff election night gap with incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Democrat Raphael Warnock wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Georgia

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia.

Democrat Raphael Warnock wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Georgia

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia.

For Trump, tax fraud case just one of several legal problems

A New York jury has convicted Donald Trumpโ€™s company of tax fraud.

Outgoing elections chief in Nevada county details threats

The elections director in the largest county in one of the nationโ€™s most important battleground states details the threats he and his co-workers have received since the 2020 presidential election and how he responded to protect his staff.

Youngkin's early shine faces test as he eyes White House bid

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin swept into office as a Republican revelation with a fresh formula for victory as the GOP contemplated its future beyond Donald Trump.

Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny

As a businessman and president, Donald Trump faced a litany of lawsuits and criminal investigations yet emerged from the legal scrutiny time and again with his public and political standing largely intact.

What to watch in Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff election

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia gives Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker a second chance to persuade voters to send them to Washington.

Warnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters

Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier with a special election victory in January 2021.

Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election

Former President Donald Trump is facing rebuke from both parties after calling for the โ€œterminationโ€ of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections.

Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state

Democrats have voted to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024.

Nonprofits strain to support voters in Georgia Senate race

Nonprofit organizations in Georgia are digging deep to ramp up their operations again after Election Day to inform voters about the closely watched runoff race for one of the state's Senate seats.

DeSantis 2024 prospects prompt Fla. lawmakers to review law

Floridaโ€™s top lawmakers are considering changes to a law to clear the path for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without giving up his post.

To boost Georgia's Warnock, Biden is in ... Massachusetts

To help Democrats win their 51st Senate seat in a Georgia runoff election, President Joe Biden is headed north โ€” to Massachusetts.

AP sources: Biden tells Dems he wants SC as 1st primary vote

President Joe Biden says Democrats should give up โ€œrestrictiveโ€ caucuses and move to champion diversity in the order of their presidential primary calendar.

India PM Modi's home state Gujarat votes in key local polls

Voters in Prime Minister Narendra Modiโ€™s home state of Gujarat are casting ballots in crucial local elections.

Obama heads to Ga. as Warnock seeks big early vote advantage

Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Judge: GOP head can't share lawyers with other fake electors

A judge says Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer can't share lawyers with 10 other fake electors in matters related to a special grand jury probing possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election.

Biden shows little urgency as Dems mull 2024 primary shakeup

Democrats gathering to consider shaking up the order of their 2024 presidential primary are waiting on President Joe Biden.

Election certification delays few, but a 'test run' for 2024

Only scattered challenges to certification of the midterm election have been reported in the United States, and not a single one is based on any problems with the accuracy of the results.

Haley signals 2024 openness despite pledge to back Trump

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley says she would take the Christmas holiday to mull a possible 2024 presidential bid.

Pence calls on Trump to apologize for dinner with antisemite

A growing number of Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence, are criticizing Donald Trump for dining with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

Georgia runoff: Early voting for Warnock-Walker round 2

Early in-person voting for the nation's last U.S. Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia.

Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing

When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senateโ€™s new members, heโ€™ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania.

Democrats kept the Senate this year, but 2024 may be harder

Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more challenging.

GOP-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify election

Republican officials in a rural Arizona county have refused to certify the 2022 election despite no evidence of anything wrong with the count.

Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, football legend Herschel Walker, has grown increasingly bitter ahead as their Dec. 6 runoff nears.

New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms

State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems.

Lake seeks election records in suit against Arizona county

Kari Lake, the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, has filed a public records lawsuit demanding Maricopa County hand over a variety of documents related to the election.

Murkowski withstands another conservative GOP challenger

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has again withstood challenges from a conservative faction within her party to win reelection.

Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024

Fears of aggressive poll watchers sowing chaos at polling stations or conservative groups trying to intimidate votes didn't materialize on Election Day as many election officials and voting rights experts had feared.

Election battle won, real test begins for new Malaysian PM

Anwar Ibrahim has won a hard-fought battle to become Malaysiaโ€™s new Prime Minister.

Next act for Palin unclear after Alaska House losses

Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the stateโ€™s U.S. House seat.

Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating a fellow Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Georgia high court allows Saturday voting for Senate runoff

Georgia counties will be allowed to hold early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

2nd Arizona county delays certifying election, for now

A second Republican-controlled Arizona county, Mohave, has delayed certifying results of this month's election.

Was it sedition? Jan. 6 trial a major test for Justice Dept.

Hundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy.

Obama to campaign for Warnock on Dec. 1 before Ga. runoff

Former President Barack Obama will campaign again for Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Georgia Democrat tries to withstand a strong challenge from Republican Herschel Walker.

GOP's lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting

Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democratsโ€™ stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections.

Malaysia's nationalist block closer to forming government

Malaysiaโ€™s next government appears to be leaning to the religious right as a coalition of Malay nationalists won support of an influential bloc after tightly fought general elections failed to produce a clear winner.

Walker, Kemp campaign in Ga. together for the 1st time

Fresh off his commanding re-election victory, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday is playing the role of dutiful Republican soldier campaigning for the first time alongside Senate hopeful Herschel Walker after spending months steering clear of his ticket-mate.

Officials: Georgia audit confirms secretary of state winner

A hand count of random batches of votes in Georgiaโ€™s election for secretary of state has confirmed Republican Brad Raffenspergerโ€™s victory.

Election conspiracists claim some races for local offices

Republicans who supported former President Donald Trumpโ€™s effort to overturn the 2020 election lost bids for statewide offices that play key roles in overseeing voting in the six states that decided the last presidential election.

Election certification avoiding chaos, except in Arizona

Certification of this yearโ€™s midterm election results appears to be proceeding smoothly and with little controversy across the country, save for one hiccup in a rural Arizona county.

Correction: Election 2022-Arizona story

In a story published November 18, 2022 about Arizona's election, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of Democratic attorney general candidate Kris Mayes as Chris.

Judge says Georgia law allows Saturday voting for runoff

A judge has ruled that Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Frisch concedes race against Boebert as it goes to recount

Democrat Adam Frisch has conceded his tight U.S. House race against Republican Lauren Boebert that is likely headed to a recount.

Council race in Michigan town settled by two pieces of paper

The election to fill a city council seat in a Michigan town has been settled by drawing two pieces of paper from a bowl, days after a 616-616 tie.

California Democratic Rep. Porter reelected after tough race

Democratic Rep. Katie Porter has survived a bitter reelection fight in Southern California.

Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas elections

A Democrat who is the top official in Texasโ€™ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations.

The AP Interview: Whitmer has 'no interest in going to DC'

In an Associated Press interview, Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she will remain focused on her post and not on growing national speculation she could mount a future presidential run.

Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problems

Lengthy vote counts in states such as Arizona or California can frustrate candidates and their supporters, but they don't indicate anything is wrong with the voting or the tallying of ballots.

Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost

Defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says sheโ€™s assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters who had trouble casting ballots as she considers her next move.

Walker, Republicans look for party unity in Georgia runoff

Republicans insist theyโ€™re working together to help Herschel Walker unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in next month's Georgia runoff.

US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control

U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia has been reelected in California in a victory that hands Republicans control of the House.

Arizona county leaders end hand-count lawsuit, cite recount

Two Republicans who control the board in a rural southeastern Arizona county have decided to withdraw a lawsuit they filed early this week seeking to force their own elections director to hand-count all the ballots cast in-person on Election Day.

LA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post

Los Angeles has elected its first Black woman as mayor.

GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Bidenโ€™s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations.

Democrats hold on to US House seat in Maine via ranked vote

Democrats have held on to a swing U.S. House district in Maine.

Georgia launches election audit with roll of dice

Georgia election officials hosted a dice roll to launch an audit of votes in last week's election for secretary of state.

The AP Interview: Pence says voters want new leadership

In an Associated Press interview, former Vice President Mike Pence declines to say whether he believes Donald Trump is fit to be president again.

Trump bid nets tough reaction from some former media friends

Not all of his friends abandoned him.

Leading Republicans try to ignore Trump campaign launch

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is joining several leading Republican officials insisting that itโ€™s much too early for the GOP to focus on the next presidential election.

'Democracy voters' delivered for Democrats in tightest races

President Joe Biden tried to shape the midterm elections not as a verdict on his time in office, but rather on the contrast between Democrats and Republicans on American democracy.

Trump criminal probes will proceed โ€” even as he's candidate

Donald Trump has officially declared himself a candidate for president, but that wonโ€™t shield him from the same criminal investigations that confront him as an ordinary citizen.

Your Voice Matters: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the next Jacksonville mayor?

The midterm election is over and the race for Jacksonville mayor is already heating up. There are 9 people vying for the top job in Jacksonville.

Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certification

The two Republicans who control the elected board in a rural Arizona county have sued their own election director to force her to conduct a greatly expanded hand-count of ballots cast in the Nov. 8 election.

Masters concedes Senate race, Hobbs celebrates governor win

Republican Blake Masters called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly to concede in the Arizona Senate race.

Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnockโ€™s campaign and Democratic groups are suing the state of Georgia to overturn guidance by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that counties canโ€™t offer Saturday voting ahead of next monthโ€™s Senate runoff election.

Separatist leader sworn in as Bosnian Serb president

Separatist politician Milorad Dodik has been sworn in as president of Bosniaโ€™s Serb-run part and he pledged to pursue good ties with Russia, China and other like-minded countries.

Nevada GOP Senate candidate cites 'tactics used against us'

The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada is conceding that he lost the election and wonโ€™t contest the result.

'Did not end well': New Pence book details split with Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family โ€œand all those serving at the Capitolโ€ on Jan. 6, 2021, in his new memoir.

Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state.

GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority

Republicans are on the cusp of retaking control of the House, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority.

Nevada high court rejects plea to stop county's hand-count

The Nevada Supreme Court denied an emergency writ from two voting rights groups on Monday that sought to shut down a controversial hand-count of all paper ballots in rural Nye County, meaning that the county clerk can continue the hand-counting of ballots that have been counted by machine tabulators.

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

Officials in Arizonaโ€™s most populous county have aggressively batted down rumors and slanted and false claims as vote counting has come under intense scrutiny in the battleground state.

Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last?

There was no violence in the midterm elections last week, and many election deniers lost and quietly conceded.

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

There will be only four weeks before the Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate.

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws

Heading into this yearโ€™s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for many voters.

Democrat wins top Nevada elections job over election denier

Democrat Cisco Aguilar has been elected as Nevadaโ€™s next secretary of state.

Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada

Democrats will keep control of the Senate, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder to thwart President Joe Bidenโ€™s agenda.

Why the AP hasn't called the Arizona governor's race

The Associated Press has not yet called the governor's race in Arizona between Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Republican former TV broadcaster Kari Lake.

Democrat Katie Hobbs keeps lead in race for Arizona governor

The release of ballots on Saturday from Arizonaโ€™s largest county netted Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake a few thousand votes, but sheโ€™s still trailing Democrat Katie Hobbs by tens of thousands of ballots.

Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have been on a collision course from the start.

McMullin loss in Utah raises independent candidacy questions

Since Utah Republican Mike Lee won his race comfortably against independent Evan McMullin, a debate has emerged over the Democratsโ€™ strategy to back an independent rather than run their own candidate.

Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark Kelly

Blake Masters wasnโ€™t posting the numbers of votes he needed in Election Day ballots as they were counted and released days later by officials in Arizonaโ€™s biggest county.

Unsettled California races could tip US House control

A handful of closely matched California U.S. House races could determine which party controls the chamber.

Trump-endorsed Sheriff Joe Lombardo defeats Nevada governor

A career police officer and sheriff in Las Vegas who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump has been elected governor in Nevada.

Nevada Democrats sweep 3 key House seats in close battles

Incumbent Democrats in Nevada have swept three key swing seats in the western battleground state that Republicans had targeted in their bid to take control of the U.S. House.

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